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Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski announced Friday that Shedeur Sanders will be the team’s backup quarterback for their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Browns traded Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday, opening the door for Sanders to be added to the active roster for the first time in his career. In the team’s first five games, he was the emergency third-string quarterback.

Flacco struggled as the Browns went 1-3 in his four starts while he completed just over 58% of his passes for 815 yards with two touchdowns and six interceptions before being benched for Dillon Gabriel. Flacco served as the team’s backup in the team’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 5.

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